DANVILLE — Patients using the Women’s HealthCenter at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center will see some changes, thanks to a $28,190 grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
One of the changes that will improve quality of care for patients is the use of new software that will track data and statistics.
“All of the patient’s information will be integrated into one system that we can access at any time for the continuum of care,” said Stephanie Yates, director of diagnostic imaging at Provena.
The software will facilitate electronic medical records; patient management; pathology results, outcomes and quality assurance auditing; biopsy tracking; and other reporting.
“We want to continue to have the most advanced, integrated breast program — not just for patients in our immediate area,” Yates said. “We have the potential to be a ‘destination’ treatment center to which women would travel a great distance to receive treatment.”
The grant also will allow the Women’s Health Center to send a nurse and a mammogram technician to a national conference in March so they can become certified as nurse navigators. The certification is through the National Consortium of Breast Centers.
A navigator helps a patient through the entire process from screenings to surgery to reconstruction. A patient receiving a mammogram, for example, might need a follow-up ultrasound and then a biopsy; a navigator will guide the patient through all the steps.
A third use of the grant is that the center will strive to become a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence, through the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers.
“All of these initiatives are needed to continue to advance the quality of care for our patients in our Women’s Health Center,” Yates said.
Jim Anderson, executive director of the Provena United Samaritans Medical Center Foundation, said the foundation is pleased with the grant.
“Gifts like these allow us to evolve our services and enhance the quality of care we provide in order to continue to meet the needs of our community,” he said.
The grant-funded initiatives for the breast health program are expected to be complete by the end of March.
Provena United Samaritans has spent the last five years building a comprehensive breast program, which is now housed in a state-of-the-art Women’s Health Center, which opened in 2010. The program includes digital mammography; minimally-invasive breast biopsies (ultrasound-guided, MRI-guided and stereotactic); a nurse navigator, a medical adviser, and many other components.
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For more information on the Women’s Health Center at Provena United Samaritans, visit www.provena.org/usmc/women or call 443-5245.
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